RCRA is a U.S. law enacted in the 1970s to ________

A) regulate how hazardous waste is handled
B) protect endangered species
C) reduce environmental levels of the 12 most toxic chemicals, called the "dirty dozen"
D) regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
E) restrict use of off-road vehicles in national parks


A

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A) Strong electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions B) Very strong bonding between cations and anions C) Very strong bonding from the sharing of electrons between atoms D) Electrostatic attraction between charged areas of adjacent molecules E) Weak interactions that become significant when molecules are very close together

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Which of the following are present on Earth but not on any other planet?

A. dust storms B. ice C. features interpreted to have formed by flowing water D. volcanoes E. None of these choices are correct.

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